Delegations from Jinan embarked on trips to Japan, Germany, and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Feb 6 in a bid to attract more businesses to invest in Jinan.

The delegation group to Japan planned to visit 11 partner companies and institutions, carry out communications with another 10 companies and institutions, and hold two activities, which relate the establishment of Jinan's international investment promotion liaison station in Japan and an overseas scientific and technological incubator.

In addition, the group will visit four of the five major general trading companies - Marubeni Corporation, Mitsui & Co Ltd, Sumitomo Corp and Itochu Corporation – to seek more investment.

The delegation group to Germany aims to promote cooperation between Jinan and German companies involved in automobile, biomedical and big health industries.

The delegation visiting Hong Kong plans to carry out dialogues on projects involved in the real economy and trading to entice Hong Kong SAR's investors.